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March is International Craft Month, and I am kicking off this month's Celebration with a stamping project. Throughout the month will be more new ideas using lots of crafty things. In conjunction with Quilt Shop Gal, a number of bloggers will be sharing crafting ideas this month, particularly today. Read all the way to the …
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Several people I know are having some health challenges facing chemo, rehab or surgery. I wanted to send just a Thinking Of You card with best wishes for a speedy recovery, or just a message of support. So, I got out my stamping stuff and got creating. My friend, Carol W, gave me a card …
Stamping cards for the holidays is something my MIL enjoys on her visits, so we hauled several bins upstairs to the kitchen to use the counter. It gives us more light and more room than the worktable down in the basement. DH pulled the chairs from the pub table to hold more bins of stamping …
Holidays are so much fun, and Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday. I just love this time of year with the leaves turning, cooler days and nights, wearing my sweaters but not needing a heavy coat, and playing with autumn colors. Stamping is part of that and once again I want to do a few cards …
Time to send out some spooky greetings! It has been a bit of time since I was able to do some stamping. I really love the autumn for stamping as I have lots of leaf stamps and fall inspired motifs. I also have a fair amount of Halloween specific stamps. This time I started with …
Recently I had a bit of a hard time, and I wanted to tell a couple of people how much I appreciated their support and friendship. You know, one can never have too many true friends, but I am not talking about the social media kind. Real friends are there for you when you …
Recently, I needed a card for a dear friend to thank her for a sweet gift, and I didn't have anything in the card box. In the past, I have stamped several cards at a time, usually keeping a couple for any occasion by not stamping the inside. But the last few times I have …
Lovely warm spring, this time of year is just so inspiring. It brings out more creativity. I am just obsessed with yellow right now. For some reason it is saying spring is here!! It seems the right time to be grateful for many things. Do you know what those important two little words are? Thank …
I am in a pink and red mood lately, and the Valentine cards I made this year reflect that. I have a new package of vellum I have not used before, and I thought I'd give it a try. I got out pink card stock, red stamp pads, and a page of red suede paper. …
Grey, overcast days are perfect for an old movie and some stamping fun. It is getting close to time to mail out some Christmas cards, so I thought I'd better get busy. I needed to make a special card for a very special lady who is getting a surprise Kohl's gift card. She keeps DH …
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